ISLAMABAD, Oct 2 (APP): The National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) has completed the pre-feasibility study of the newly proposed Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-10), a major infrastructure project aimed at improving connectivity across Sindh and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the National Highway Authority (NHA) engaged NESPAK to carry out the detailed design and commercial feasibility study on a fast-track basis. NESPAK successfully completed the pre-feasibility within the stipulated time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NHA has proposed a 168-kilometer, six-lane motorway that would connect four major highways \u2013 N-25, N-5, N-55, and M-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The M-10 will directly link Karachi with the under-construction M-6 Motorway at Jamshoro, passing through the Kirthar Mountain Range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The M-6 project, estimated at Rs363 billion, is currently in the tendering stage after approval by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the completion of pre-feasibility, NESPAK has begun work on the final commercial feasibility study, which is currently underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As per initial estimates, the M-10 project is expected to cost around Rs254 billion. It will be built in two sections: Section-I (150 km) will start from the endpoint of M-6 at Hyderabad and extend to Hub Chowki, while Section-II (18 km) will run from Hub Chowki to ICI Chowk in Karachi, partly elevated and partly at grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The six-lane motorway will feature 10 interchanges and be designed for speeds of 60, 80, and 100 km per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NHA spokesperson Mazhar Hussain told Wealth Pakistan that once NESPAK completed the commercial feasibility, PC-I and PC-II would be prepared for board approval before the matter is forwarded to ECNEC for final clearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the project would significantly improve road connectivity within Sindh and also link the province directly to Balochistan and Punjab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The motorway, he added, will enhance trade and transportation efficiency nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hussain further noted that the M-10 would help to divert heavy goods transport away from Karachi\u2019s main arteries, thereby reducing pressure on urban traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnder this plan, a direct high-speed link between the port and the national motorway network will bypass city traffic, automatically easing the traffic load in Karachi,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He emphasized that both the M-6 and M-10 motorway projects would serve as catalysts for economic growth by improving logistics and connectivity across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2 (APP): The National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) has completed the pre-feasibility study of the newly proposed Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-10), a major infrastructure project aimed at improving connectivity across Sindh and beyond. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the National Highway Authority […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"\n